Writing a Rhetorical Precis

What is a Rhetorical Precis?

• Summary

• Narrative

• Argument

• Expository

How does a rhetorical precis differ from a general summary?

• It doesn't.

• It is not a summary at all.

• It considers rhetorical aspects as well as content.

• It has the main points of a piece.

How many sentences does a rhetorical precis usually contain?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What support did Bottoms provide you to assist you with writing your rhetorical precis?

• Notes

• Sentence Stems

• Graphic Organizers

• All of the above

Which of these should begin the rhetorical precis?

• Author's major claim/thesis/purpose

• Text evidence of strategy

• Connections of strategy to thesis

• The definition of the strategies used by the author

Overall, the precis' will summarize the text's

• length, tone, and rhetorical devices.

• details, function, and theme.

• diction, syntax, and form.

• argument, content, and purpose.

The first sentence of the precis' establishes the

• outline of your topic.

• who, where, when and what.

• author's argument.

• place the article was written.

The main purpose of the precis' is to

• make you write.

• make you read.

• give you a headache.

• set you up for analysis.

What are the three appeals to use in a precis?

• Humor, Laughter, Sarcasm

• Logic, Emotion, Credential

• Credo, Terminus, Ellegy

• Ethos, Logos, Pathos

Overall, the precis' will summarize the text's

• length, tone, and rhetorical devices.

• details, function, and theme.

• diction, syntax, and form.

• argument, content, and purpose.